Door-holder.



P. & G. G. HEATHERBELL.

DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21. 1914.

1,1 96,65. 3 Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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PERCY E. HEATHERBELL AND GORDON G. HEATHERBELL, 01! PORT GYGNET,TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA.

DOOItJ-IOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, PERCY E. HEATHER- BELLand GORDON G. HEATHERBELL, subjects of the King of Great Britain,residing at Deep Bay, in the county of Port Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door- Holders; andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in door checks and holders.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple devicewhich can be readily applied to the ordinary door to hold the doorfirmly in open position.

Another object is to provide a door holder with novel means forreleasing the same when the door is to be closed or opened.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a doorshowing our invention applied thereto and in operative position; Fig. 2is an edge view of the door, showing our invention in side elevation;Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the device taken on the line 3-3of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the lineH of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner ofattaching the rod to the stop.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents aplate which is secured to the inner face of the door near the lower edgethereof, said plate carrying a pair of vertically alined guide eyes 11and 12. Disposed through these guide eyes is a bolt 13 having a rubbertip 1 1 on the lower end thereof. Secured on the bolt above the eye 12and by means of the pin 15 is a collar 16, a coiled spring 17 beingdisposed on the bolt and bearing with its ends respectively against theeye 11 and the collar 16. This spring normally holds the bolt in lowerprojected position so that the rubber tip engages with the floor.Secured to the door above the plate 10 is a plate 18 to which isrotatably secured a drum 19,

this drum being secured by means of a screw 20. A pair of oppositelyextending radiating handles 21 are formed on the outer end of the drumwhich are adapted to be grasped in the hand to rotate the drum. Securedto the upper end of the bolt is a wire 22, the upper end being connectedwith one end of a cord 28, which cord is secured at its other end to thedrum and arranged to be wound on the drum, when the drum is rotated. Itwill thus be seen that the spring will hold the bolt against the floorand retain the door against movement, but by grasping the handles andturning the drum, the bolt can be lifted.

Pivotally mounted on a plate 24:, which is secured around the inner endof the drum, is a lever 25, this lever having a lug 26 which is arrangedto engage in the notches 27 of the drum to hold the bolt in elevatedposition.

It will be noted that the lug is inclined at one side to permit the drumto be easily turned when winding the cord, but by reason of the otherstraight side the notches will be engaged and prevent the retrogrademovement of the drum until the lever is lifted.

' What is claimed is:

The combination with a vertically slidable door stop, of a drum mountedon the PERCY E. HEATHERBELL. GORDON G. HEATHERBELL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE HEATHERBELL, WILLIAM H. DAWSON.

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